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Finance · 1 October 2026

RBA’s New Rate Riddle: Higher Prices, Lower Jobs – The Market Participants’ Favorite Paradox

Vera Chen, Sydney desk

When the Reserve Bank of Australia nudges interest rates up, the price of a litre of petrol surges, but unemployment remains flat. Market participants are left wondering whether the real inflation driver is the gas pump…

Finance · 1 October 2026

Victorian Mortgage Helpline Goes Dark as Rates Bite

Vera Chen, Sydney desk

The Victorian government’s free mortgage‑stress support service has temporarily shut its doors amid a surge in interest rates, leaving homeowners scrambling for guidance while market participants eye the next rate hi…

Politics · 1 October 2026

Ink‑Stained Councillors: How the City’s Cartoonists Turned Bureaucracy into a Sketchbook

Mabel Crowe, Sydney desk

Sydney’s leading cartoonists have taken a bemused look at local politics, rendering council debates as a series of absurd sketches that expose the art of bureaucratic performance.

Finance · 1 October 2026

ASX Slides While Wall Street Clings to Gains – Inflation’s Unexpected Lightness Leaves Market Participants Confused

Vera Chen, Sydney desk

When August inflation figures arrive with a gentler uptick, the ASX drops in a quiet slump while U.S. stocks rise, puzzling market participants on why Aussie shares and American ones move in opposite directions.

Politics · 1 October 2026

Canberra in Crisis: Minns’ Grenade, Chalmers’ Bank Split Denial—Albanese Watches from the Sidelines

Rex Blister, Sydney desk

In a day that could have been straight out of a political drama, NSW Premier Minns lobbed a grenade at the Australian capital, while Treasurer Chalmers brushed off rumours of a split with bank chief Michele Bullock, leav…

Technology · 1 October 2026

Beer for the Skeptical: Sydney Start‑Up Founder Swears Off AI Doom After 1.4 Trillion‑Dollar Valuation

Ash Park, Sydney desk

After warning about AI doom, a Sydney entrepreneur finds the $1.4 trillion valuation of OpenAI turns sceptics into beer‑promising fans.

Technology · 30 September 2026

The Banal Truth: Rogue Software Is Just Bureaucracy With a Faster Boot Sequence

Ash Park, Sydney desk

Sydney's tech sector is once again gripped by the fear that autonomous software will rebel, a panic that critics argue is merely a misunderstanding of corporate quarterly targets. The real threat isn't a digital uprising…

Business · 30 September 2026

Alaska’s Hawaiian Fleet Rewrites Pacific Rules, Eyes Sydney for Europe‑Asia Expansion

Vera Chen, Sydney desk

After a 2024 takeover, Alaska Airlines re‑assigned Hawaiian’s 787s to trans‑Atlantic routes, sparking speculation that Sydney‑bound travellers could soon hop on a Hawaiian‑Alaska hybrid flight to Europe or Asia…

Finance · 30 September 2026

Bankers Add a Quarter Point to Home Loan Rates: The RBA’s Latest Cash Rate Move Hits the Aussie Mortgage Market

Vera Chen, Sydney desk

After the Reserve Bank of Australia hiked the official cash rate, the four big banks each raised variable home loan rates by 0.25 percentage points, sending market participants into a mix of bemusement and mild anxiety.